As a thriller, Paradise is very careful about the amount of suspense it leaves its audience in.
“We have a marching order for ourselves, which is not to frustrate,” says executive producer John Hoberg.
A bit of confusion, however, is allowed, as the season two finale of Dan Fogelman’s Emmy-nominated Hulu drama introduced quantum physics into the postapocalyptic survivalist narrative, with bunker-in-chief Sinatra (Julianne Nicholson) believing vigilante newcomer Link (Thomas Doherty) to be her son in another time frame.
Hoberg tells THR all will be revealed in the show’s forthcoming third and final season and explains Sinatra’s decision to sacrifice herself in the end.
Given the show’s mandate, were you concerned that the complexity of the finale, which identified the elusive “Alex” as a quantum computer, might, in fact, frustrate viewers?
